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Planned maintenance Health practitioner and employer online services, including registration renewal for health practitioners, online graduate applications and financial transactions, will be unavailable from 8:30pm to 11:59pm on Tuesday 20/03/2018 (Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time (AEDST)). We apologise for any inconvenience.

Renewal of podiatrist registration

The following frequently asked questions (FAQ) answer common queries that you might have about registration renewal. If this information does not provide you with what you are looking for, please contact our Customer Service Team on 1300 419 495.

You are due to renew your registration with the Podiatry Board of Australia (National Board) annually by 30 November.

Look out for a reminder to renew from AHPRA as confirmation that online renewal is open. You will get email reminders several times during the renewal period, so use our online services to check that AHPRA has your current contact details. Be sure to check the national register to confirm your registration details.

As a podiatrist or podiatric surgeon in Australia, you must meet National Board registration standards when renewing your registration. These registration standards include criminal history, professional indemnity insurance, recency of practice and continuing professional development (CPD).

The National Board expects you to declare on your registration renewal application that you have met the requirements set out in the registration standards.

Before making any declarations, you must read the National Board requirements for renewal of registration, particularly regarding recency of practice, continuing professional development (CPD) and professional indemnity insurance (PII) arrangements.

Make sure you understand the National Board’s requirements for registration to practise before making your declarations because you may be asked to give information in support of your application.

See the fees schedule for costs of annual renewal and registration. There is an annual renewal fee for 12 months of registration. These fees have been set at a level that enables the National Board to effectively regulate your profession in Australia and meet its legal responsibilities under the National Law.

If you submit your application to renew in the one-month late period after 30 November, you will be charged a late payment fee. The fee recognises the additional costs of managing late renewals and is payable on top of the annual renewal fee.

You can choose the online option ‘not to renew’ or ignore future reminder notices. In order to ensure that everyone who intends to keep practising is reminded to renew, AHPRA will continue to send reminders to practitioners who:

haven’t lodged an application for renewal of registration, or

don’t opt online ‘not to renew’.

If you do not renew your registration, you will receive a letter after the late period confirming that your registration has lapsed. Your name will be removed from the national register and you will not be able to practise your profession in Australia. If you want to resume practice in the future you will be required to lodge a new application for registration.

Renewing your registration online using your AHPRA user ID and password is quick and easy. If you experience any difficulties, please phone the Customer Service Team on 1300 419 495 and a team member will talk you through the process.

Your user ID will be included in the registration renewal reminders you will receive from AHPRA. Alternatively, you can complete an online enquiry form and select ‘Online Access’ as the category type. You can get a new password by entering your user ID on the reset your password page.

Yes. It is a requirement of the National Law that the suburb and postcode of your principal place of practice is published on the national register. A form is available if you believe that publishing information about you on the public register would pose a serious risk to your health or safety in the practise of your profession. The National Board will consider each application individually.

Yes, when renewing online you can also participate in a Health Workforce Australia survey. Your survey responses will help inform workforce planning and provide a comprehensive profile of Australia’s current regulated workforce.

Please check that your details on the national register are correct and use the secure online services to make sure AHPRA has your current contact information, including email and mobile. Please ensure that AHPRA has your most up to date contact details so you can receive renewal reminders.

Once your application is processed, your details will be updated on the national register. About one month later, AHPRA will send you a receipt, an A5 size certificate and a pop out wallet-sized card. There is also an online service so you can print out a current copy of your registration certificate should an employer need it before the A5 size hard copy certificate arrives.

You have a one-month late period after the registration expiry date during which you can apply to renew (by 31 December), under the National Law.

If AHPRA receives your application before the end of the one-month late period, you will remain registered and be able to practise within the scope of your registration. Your listing on the national register will be updated when processing of your application is complete.

If AHPRA receives your application during the one-month late period, you will incur a late payment fee. This applies to all registrants who do not renew by the annual registration expiry date (30 November) and apply in December.

Your registration will lapse if you do not renew within one month of your registration expiry date. Your name will be removed from the national register under the National Law and you will not be able to practise.

If you wish to keep practising you must submit a fast track application for registration. Fast track application forms will be available on the National Board website or by phoning the Customer Service Team on 1300 419 495 during January.

If submitting a fast track application, you cannot practise until your application is processed and your registration details are updated on the national register.